gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
shutting oneself up in one's house; staying indoors; living in seclusion; house arrest (Edo-period punishment)
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
willpower; energy; vitality
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly
charming; fascinating; attractive
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
philanthropic activity; charity work
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
how much; how many; however
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)